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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1773792" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>The bull is only part of the equation, calving ease or not. It's the dam I pay the most attention to. I put my +16 CED bull and my +7 CED bull with the main herd a couple years ago and my best producers still calved & raised the best calves, regardless of the sire.</p><p></p><p>I agree that AI is probably your best bet with only a handful of cows/heifers, especially if you want a tight calving season.</p><p></p><p>BUT . . . here's another option. Johnson was my +16 and his BSE was okay, not great, and he was getting older. I planned on just selling him at the sale barn but ended up selling him to someone that only has maybe 6 cows. Vet assured me & the buyer that Johnson still had game, so the idea was to sell him at cull price, buyer would use him for a couple months then turn around & sell him. Except his loves that bull and still has him. So, he's essentially yard art but the owner sends me pics of the calves so clearly, he gets to "work" at least 6 times a year. Anyway, maybe you can find an older, proven CED bull for a turn 'n burn?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1773792, member: 24027"] The bull is only part of the equation, calving ease or not. It's the dam I pay the most attention to. I put my +16 CED bull and my +7 CED bull with the main herd a couple years ago and my best producers still calved & raised the best calves, regardless of the sire. I agree that AI is probably your best bet with only a handful of cows/heifers, especially if you want a tight calving season. BUT . . . here's another option. Johnson was my +16 and his BSE was okay, not great, and he was getting older. I planned on just selling him at the sale barn but ended up selling him to someone that only has maybe 6 cows. Vet assured me & the buyer that Johnson still had game, so the idea was to sell him at cull price, buyer would use him for a couple months then turn around & sell him. Except his loves that bull and still has him. So, he's essentially yard art but the owner sends me pics of the calves so clearly, he gets to "work" at least 6 times a year. Anyway, maybe you can find an older, proven CED bull for a turn 'n burn? [/QUOTE]
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